, 1887-10-01
TOW N TALK.
Cosby Little paragraphs Picked Vi
Throughout the City.

The highest temperature yesterday vas
78', the lowest 43'.
The corner basement in the Carey
block will be fitted up for a store room.
The windows on the east side of the
Stock Growers bank are being enlarged,
Charles Goodsell is making some i'm
provements at the residence of r. N.
Heath.
Billy Mountain, of the Capitol. was
thrown from a horse and slightly injured
yesterday.
Telephone wires throughout the city
are being placed on new poles. Manager
Tierney is supervising the work.
Neatly printed premium lists of the
seventh annual New Mexico territorial
fair have been scattered about this section
quite literally.
Mr.. Mueller, of Sioux City, purchased
five fine Hereford cows from the Wyo-
ming Hereford Association yesterday,
and shipped them last night.
The remains of the late E. R. Stevens
were inferred yesterday afternoon. The
corpse was followed to the grave by a
large number of friends.
Called Back, which will hold the
boards at the opera house Wednesday
evening, has received most fsttering
press notices both east and west.
John Roberts, well and favorably
known in this city, has located In the
real estate Office in the Post block, for
merry occupied by Kelly & Shannon.
The westbound train has arrived here
in one section and departed in two the
last two evenings. Many Pacific coast
people are returning from St. Louis.
Frank Hayes, ex-champion lightweight
of Wyoming and Colorado. was in town
yesterday. He trained John P. Glow
when the latter fought Harry Hynds at
Rawlins.
The stone work on the depot tower
will be completed in a few days. The
company is hesitating about making the
necessary outlay Incident to purchasing a
large clock.
A. D. Adamson brought a number of
immense potatoes in from his Horse creek
ranch Wednesday. The spuds would
certainly have carried off the blue tag
had they been exhibited at the territorial
fair.
B~renniger, the forger who has served
about three months of a three year SEN
tence. is anticipating a pardon. His
friends and relatives are circulating a pc
tition requesting ~gubernatorial interfer-
ence.
The Wyoming Colonization, Loan and
Trust company will hold a meeting for
the election of officers next Monday. The
organization will, 1t is expected, place a
large amount of eastern capital in Wyo-
ming when it commences operations.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Jacob Fl. Harris, of this city. to Miss
Ray Moss, of Omaha. Tho ceremony
will take place Oct, l6 at Germania hall,
Omaha. Mr.. Harris is manage for
BArkalow Bros. at this point, and a
genial aud promising young man.
Ralph Spafford French, son of ex
Secretery French, will be united in mar
riage to Elsie Keene Wilson at Augusta,
Me-, Oct. 10. The prospective groom,
who is nov practicing Law, formerly at
tended school in this city, while his father
is well remembered by old timers.
Henry BOIL, of Marietta, O., who has
been appointed receiver of public moneys
for the land office to be established at
Buffalo, johnson county, is quite a prom.
inent man in the state from which he
halls. During a recent campaign he was
chairman of the state Democratic central
committee.
Frank DeCastro, of Lusk, the alleged
assaulter of Otto NJ. Schwartz, was the
bearer of a communication to Prosecuting
Attorney Stoll, requesting that he be not
prosecuted, as he was a good citizen and
acted upon great pro~vocation when draw
ing a revolver upon Schwartz. The peti
ton was signed by twenty six Of Lusk's
best citizens.